Sales Trend 2 of the Barrett 12 Sales Trends for 2018 Report is the case for long-term focus and strategy. It’s no news that most businesses are focused on the…
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Sales Trend 1 of the Barrett 12 Sales Trends for 2018 Report is our Selling Better Manifesto. It talks about the Selling Better Movement and it explains why we have…
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In the midst of the trend and hype of ‘customer centricity’, ‘the customer experience (CX)’, ‘customer excellence’ and other such terms it appears there is something amiss – the rise…
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How those who shame others for selling themselves are the biggest losers Let’s begin with a story about an excellent scientist. Someone so passionate and competent about his subject area…
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Everybody lives by selling something and so it is true for the banks and financial services businesses; however, it seems that too many people in some divisions of some of…
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In October 1983, I found myself in the clinical room of a middle aged medical doctor whom I was meeting for the first time. I was not a patient, I…
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Go out on a limb It’s hard not to notice that we all have quite a bit on our agendas; lots of things competing for our time and attention; too…
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Here we are again, talking about unethical and corrupt sales practices in the Financial Services Industry. The Youi fiasco, first reported by Fairfax on 28 August 2016 ‘Does Youi owe…
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If you cannot relate to the typical salesperson stereotype you are not alone. Many people we speak to, including many salespeople themselves, have never been able to relate to the…
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Sometimes, the seemingly trivial daily acts we perform are the most important. Courtesy is but one example. For instance, while driving your car, do you ever want to switch lanes…
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